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Bona offense sputters in loss to George Mason
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com FAIRFAX, VA — Despite its record, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has been one of the most efficient offensive teams in all of the Atlantic

Bona women’s hoops secure first round bye in A10 tourney with win over Fordham
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The final day of the regular season always comes with its stressors. It is hard to keep the mind from wandering to every

Do-or-die Gators dispatch Moniteau, earn first state tournament bid in 30 years
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUBOIS, PA – Taking the nearly two-hour bus ride to DuBois, the Port Allegany boy’s basketball team had plenty of time to think about the
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Bona baseball condemned by late error; Bona softball drops two at Longhorn Invitational
ANNAPOLIS, MD — Despite a bases-loaded situation in the ninth inning, the St. Bonaventure baseball team was just about unable to squeeze out a victory over Navy, falling 5-4 on

Antique Tractor Pull starts off 181st Cattaraugus County Fair
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — The 181st Cattaraugus County Fair got underway Saturday under sunny skies and good crowds. The north end of the infield was taken

Whitcomb stepping down next Friday, capping 34-year career
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Sheriff Timothy S. Whitcomb has resigned from the office he has held for nearly 15 years — effective next Friday,

Stroehmann’s Bakery in Olean notifies employees it will close after 100 years in the city
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Bimbo Bakeries announced to employees Wednesday that the Stroehmann bakery on North Second Street in Olean would close in three months, furloughing more

IDA initiates talks with city officials over millions in proposed tax breaks for Olean Center Mall redevelopment
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Talks are underway with Cattaraugus County lawmakers, Olean officials and the Cattaraugus County IDA on plans for tax breaks to help redevelop the











